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Peer reviewedYagello, Virginia E.; Guthrie, Gerry – College and Research Libraries, 1975
A reduction of the loan period to one week for high use items increased student circulation by 20 percent. (LS)
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Research Libraries, Use Studies
Peer reviewedJohnson, Carol A.; Trueswell, Richard W. – College and Research Libraries, 1978
The strategy was to identify user-related criteria for journal selection. Data were gathered from a use study, circulation and interlibrary statistics, and librarian and patron input. Two types of criteria developed considered actual use and user perception of use of importance. (Author/JAB)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Library Material Selection, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedMount, Ellis; Fasana, Paul – College and Research Libraries, 1972
A description of the methodology used in collecting performance data in a large academic research library is given. Twelve types of surveys used to measure and evaluate users, services, and materials were developed. Costs of providing research services were found to be 64 percent versus 36 percent for instructional purposes (1 reference)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Instruction
Peer reviewedPerk, Lawrence J.; Van Pulis, Noelle – College and Research Libraries, 1977
A study was conducted of periodical usage at the Education-Psychology Library, Ohio State University. The library's closed reserve system provided circulation data which were analyzed according to currency of usage and usage of specific titles. (Author)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Education, Indexing, Librarians
Peer reviewedGolden, Gary A.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1982
This study, conducted at a separate serial card catalog in a major research library, measures the success of more than 400 patrons in the retrieval of serials. Patron interviews supplement data analysis to determine approaches, success rate, and underlying reasons for success or failure. An appendix includes the survey questionnaire. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Questionnaires, Research Libraries
